Language and Communication

The United Nations Secretariat offers a comprehensive global language training
programme in all six official languages; i.e. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian,
and Spanish, which is administered locally at major duty stations.

For Bangkok, UNESCAP offers a substantial Language Training Programme accordingly,
especially but not exclusively for staff working in the UN Building.

Upon the completion of all levels of the programme in a given language, staff members
are highly encouraged to take the Language Proficiency Examination, a UN specific test of
proficiency in the respective official language.